The Hindu Editorial (Fatal fires) – Dec 19, 2018

The devastating fire at the Andheri hospital of the Employees State Insurance Corporation in Mumbai that killed at least eight people is… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Fatal fires) – Dec 19, 2018.

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1. fatal (adjective) – deadly, lethal, killing.
2. devastating (adjective) – destructive, disastrous, catastrophic.
3. call into question (phrase) – doubt, distrust, challenge.
4. negligent (adjective) – careless/heedless, irresponsible, inattentive.
5. adhere to (verb) – abide by, stick to, comply with.
6. in spite of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
7. adverse (adjective) –  dangerous, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
8. statutory (adjective) – legitimate, permissible, admissible.
9. ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
10. well-being (adjective) – welfare, good health, comfort/happiness.
11. evoke (verb) – invoke, give rise to, bring forth.
12. patchy (adjective) – uneven, intermittent.
13. at best (phrase) – only, merely, simply.
14. hazard (noun) – danger, risk, peril.
15. incapacitated (adjective) – unfit, disabled.
16. combustible (adjective) – flammable, incendiary, explosive.
17. going forward (phrase) – from now on, in the future.
18. compliance (noun) – observation, adherence, conformity.
19. conflict of interest (noun) – a situation in which a person cannot do his/her job fairly because he/she has the power to decide something in a way that would be to his/her advantage, although this may not be the best decision.
20. liability (noun) – financial obligation, debt, indebtedness.
21. shed (verb) – discard, get rid of, abandon/do away with.
22. indifference (noun) – disregard, lack of interest, apathy/unconcern.
23. depressing (adjective) – upsetting, distressing, discouraging.
24. tokenism (noun) – the practice or policy of making symbolic efforts to impress (minority) people and the people to think that the organisation is dealing with problems fairly but actually it is not.

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